214 Opposite Words To Know | Antonyms
Antonyms are words of the same grammatical class that have opposite meanings.
A list of opposite words or antonyms is given below. For a comprehensive list, consult a good thesaurus.
214 Opposite words to know
- above – below, beneath
- abstract – concrete
- accept – reject
- acquit – condemn
- advance – retreat
- advantage – disadvantage
- affirm – deny
- affluence – poverty
- aggravate – alleviate, lessen
- agree – differ
- allow – forbid
- analysis – synthesis
- ancestor – descendant
- ancient – modern
- aristocrat – commoner
- arrive – depart
- ascent – descent
- assent – dissent
- asset – liability
- attract – repel
- awake – asleep
- barren – fertile
- base – noble
- beautiful – ugly
- belief – doubt
- benediction – malediction
- benevolent – malevolent
- bold – timid
- boom – slump
- bravery – cowardice
- bright – dim, dull
- beautiful – ugly
- benevolent – malevolent
- carnal – spiritual
- centrifugal – centripetal
- cheap – dear, costly
- cheerful – gloomy
- clean – dirty
- clever – stupid
- common – rare
- compulsory – optional
- concord – discord
- confident – diffident
- create – destroy
- dark – light
- dawn – dusk
- debtor – creditor
- deep – shallow
- defensive – offensive
- deliberate – unintentional, accidental
- diligent – crazy
- dilute – concentrated
- dwarf – giant
- elevation – depression
- exclude – include
- exit – entrance
- exotic – indigenous
- expand – contract
- explicit – implicit
- external – internal
- extravagant – frugal, thrifty
- famous – obscure
- fast – loose, slow
- fat – lean, thin
- fictitious – real
- forget – remember
- frequent – rare
- fresh – stale
- friendly – hostile
- full – empty
- gain – loss
- gather – scatter
- general – particular, special
- generous – mean
- gradual – abrupt, sudden
- guilty – innocent
- harsh – gentle
- hasty – leisurely
- hate – love
- haughty – meek
- heavy – light
- high – low
- hit – miss
- hollow – solid
- honour – shame
- hope – despair
- host- guest
- hurt – heal
- ideal – actual
- idle – busy
- imagination – reality
- increase – decrease
- industrious – indolent, lazy
- inferior – superior
- inhale – exhale
- input – output
- joy – sorrow
- junior – senior
- kind – cruel
- kindle – extinguish
- knowledge – ignorance
- lament – rejoice
- later – earlier
- latter – former
- lead – follow
- lend – borrow
- let – hire
- liberate – enslave
- literal – figurative
- loose – tight
- lose – find
- major – minor
- many – few
- masculine – feminine
- material – spiritual
- maximum – minimum
- memory – oblivion
- mild – severe, stern
- miser – spendthrift
- monogamy – polygamy
- monotony – variety, diversity
- naïve – sophisticated
- narrow – broad
- native – foreign
- natural – artificial
- negative – positive
- neutral – partial
- observe – reverse
- odd – even
- offer – refuse
- often – seldom
- omission – commission
- optimistic – pessimistic
- oral – written
- oriental – occidental
- original – duplicate, copy
- ostensible – actual
- partly – wholly
- permanent – temporary
- permit – prohibit
- pleasure – pain
- practice – theory
- pragmatic – idealistic
- praise – blame
- precede – succeed
- pride – humility
- profit – loss
- progress – regress
- progressive – retrograde
- promote – demote
- public – private
- quiet – noisy
- queer – normal
- rash – cautious, careful
- rapid – slow, leisurely
- recede – advance
- relative – absolute
- reluctant – ready, willing
- reserved – sociable
- resist – submit
- retail – wholesale
- reward – punish
- rigid – flexible
- ripe – raw
- rise – fall, set
- rough – smooth
- rude – polite
- sacred – secular, profane
- safe – risky, dangerous
- saint – sinner
- servant – master
- sharp – blunt
- simple – complex, complicated
- sink – swim, float
- smile – frown
- sober – drunk, rash
- solid – liquid
- straight – crooked, curved
- strait – broad
- strange – familiar
- subjective – objective
- succeed – fail
- sure – doubtful
- sweet – bitter, sour
- sympathy – antipathy
- tall – short
- tense – relaxed
- terrestrial – celestial
- thick – thin
- tight – loose, slack
- top – bottom
- tranquil – disturbed, agitated
- transparent – opaque
- triumph – defeat
- trivial – important
- true – false
- unite – separate
- upper – lower
- upright – dishonest
- urban – rural
- urbane – rude, uncultured
- vacant – occupied
- vague – clear, definite
- vertical – horizontal
- victory – defeat
- virtue – vice
- voluntary – compulsory, involuntary
- wake – sleep
- wax – wane
- wealthy – poor
- wide – narrow
- win – lose
- wise – foolish
- zenith – nadir
